Thomas Anglero left his family and culture behind to be with a partner in a new country. He describes rejecting his family's advice, learning to slow down and trust himself, and finding pride in his background even as others disapproved of his choice.
I left my life, my family, my culture, my life. I left everything behind to be with someone in a very beautiful country now. And the only way you make such decisions, you get through crises or elevate yourself, 'cause I believe I matured and elevated myself, was I slowed it down and I said, my life is no life without her. How do I handle this moment? You slow it down, center yourself, And the answer is there. Get away, get away from all the noise and don't ask people and stuff like that. They have no advice. This, that's— they're not going to live their life behind. My family is the last people I will listen to for that. They're still living in the projects, which is fine, but, um, that's who I am and I'm very proud of it. And it does piss some people off because some people like Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday being the same
IBM Watson AI Lab for Cancer presentation to Ullern HIgh School / Thomas Anglero
Will You Lose Your Job to AI / Oslo Business Forum / Thomas Anglero & Richard Qwest
